September 11, 2001
Category
Response/Information
Important Background
-1993 bombing of World Trade Center
What/How?
-Four commercial jetliners leaving several U.S. airports were hijacked
-Two planes were flowin into the Twin Towers
-Third plane was crashed into the Pentagon
- Fourth plane missed State Capitol by 15min flying time
Where?
-World Trade Center in NYC and Pentagon building in Washington, DC
When?
-Morning of September 11, 2001
Who?
-Members of the al-Qaeda militant Islamist terrorist network
-Mastermind behind attack was Osama Bin Laden, former Saudi Arabian
national, Head of the al-Qaeda network
Why?
-bin Laden offered to help US force Iraq to leave its neighbor and
Washing turned him down
Results/Effects?
-Death toll: 3,000
-Security systems are now more thorough because of the attack

http://www.sharpe-online.com/SOLR/a/searchedContent/6/book006-PART1-article476 * <--- Article I used
Include (below) the MLA bibliographic citation for the supplemental article that you read as part of your study of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
Select from one of the following sources....
http://www.sharpe-online.com/SOLR/a/show-content/fullarticle/11/book011-PART1-article91
To get the article above: search for "September 11" and select the first article result.
http://www.sharpe-online.com/SOLR/a/searchedContent/6/book006-PART1-article476
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3045302414&v=2.1&u=s0003&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CCX3437703986&v=2.1&u=s0003&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CCX3427300401&v=2.1&u=s0003&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w
Insert your MLA bib citation here.
Mishra, Patit Paban and James Ciment. "September 11 Attacks." Postwar America. Sharpe Online Reference (2011): n. pag. Web. 08 Sep 2011. <[[@javascript:reloadParentWindow('http://www.sharpe-online.com/SOLR/a/show-content/fullarticle/6/book006-PART1-article476')|http://www.sharpe-online.com/SOLR/a/show-content/fullarticle/6/book006-PART1-article476]]>.

9/11 Images
Find/Select your four favorite images/photographs from September 11, 2001. Be sure to include the URL (web address) below each image that you select.
external image 9-11-twin-tower-in-usa.jpg
http://www.eworldpost.com/september-11th-2001-911-memorial-quotes-photos-14602.html
external image twin-towers2011.jpg
http://bignewsupdates.com/
external image wtc1.jpg
http://www.ussartf.org/world_trade_center_disaster.htm
external image Twin-Towers-9-11.jpg
http://usonlinepost.com/a-frightful-accident-on-september11-to-the-nation-of-usa.html

For Further Information
Find/paste the URL for two additional websites where someone could find additional (trustworthy) information about 9/11.
Then explain why you believe the source is a trustworthy/reliable one.
Source #1 9/11 Information
URL: http://www.wanttoknow.info/911information
Source #2 Gale Virtual Reference Library
URL: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?action=interpret&id=GALE%7CCX3427300401&v=2.1&u=s0003&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&authCount=1
Source #1 9/11 Information
Reliability Explanation: This website provides reliable links to websites that have information about the event.
If you go to the About Us section, it provides information about the researchers on the site.
Source #2 Gale Virtual Reference Library
Reliability Explanation: This website is reliable because it is from Gale Cengage Learning, and is a cite recommended to us by teachers at school.

The above presentation provides some helpful information for evaluating website resources.



This page is the product that will be graded (50 points) based on the following criteria...
  • Each category of information is completed with detailed, accurate, thoughtful responses that are written in the student's own words.
  • The accurate MLA citation for the supplemental article is included.
  • The four images/photographs are included - with URLs (web addresses) included.
  • Links to two additional/reliable websites for additional information are included - with explanations of why they can be trusted as reliable sites.